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WILSON

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[noun] author of the first novel by an African American that was published in the United States (1808-1870)
Synonyms: Wilson, Harriet Wilson
[noun] English writer of novels and short stories (1913-1991)
Synonyms: Wilson, Sir Angus Wilson, Angus Frank Johnstone Wilson
[noun] Scottish ornithologist in the United States (1766-1813)
Synonyms: Wilson, Alexander Wilson
[noun] United States physicist honored for his work on cosmic microwave radiation (born in 1918)
Synonyms: Wilson, Robert Woodrow Wilson
[noun] Canadian geophysicist who was a pioneer in the study of plate tectonics (1908-1993)
Synonyms: Wilson, John Tuzo Wilson
[noun] American Revolutionary leader who was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence (1742-1798)
Synonyms: Wilson, James Wilson
[noun] United States entomologist who has generalized from social insects to other animals including humans (born in 1929)
Synonyms: Wilson, E. O. Wilson, Edward Osborne Wilson
[noun] Scottish physicist who invented the cloud chamber (1869-1959)
Synonyms: Wilson, Charles Thomson Rees Wilson
[noun] United States literary critic (1895-1972)
Synonyms: Wilson, Edmund Wilson
[noun] 28th President of the United States; led the United States in World War I and secured the formation of the League of Nations (1856-1924)
Synonyms: Wilson, Woodrow Wilson, Thomas Woodrow Wilson, President Wilson
[noun] a peak in the San Juan mountains of Colorado (14,246 feet high)
Synonyms: Wilson, Mount Wilson